Illness behavior and psychosocial factors in diffuse upper limb pain disorder: A case-control study

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 139-145

  White, Peter D ^a,c   Henderson, Moira ^a   Pearson, Richard M ^a   Coldrick, Aruna R ^a   White, Anthony G ^b   Kidd, Bruce L ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Illness behavior; Movement; Personality; Psychiatric disorder; Upper limb pain disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DIFFUSE UPPER LIMB PAIN DISORDER; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; LIMB PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTPATIENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYMPTOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECT; ARM; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MOVEMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN; PERSONALITY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; SICK ROLE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0037227069     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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